Spread the Cheer Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone. I have a cure scene card with the Little Bundled Snowman sledding down a snowy hill, spreading cheer as he goes. This is a little longer project but you can skip the ink blending and just use card stock to save time.

Little Bundled Snowman:

Die cut the snowman bottom layer from light blue paper from Stormy Blue paper pack. Die cut the top 2 layers out of white. the 2nd layer ink blend with Fresh Ink Silicone Blue. Adhere together. Die cut the eyes from black and glue in immediately, so not to loose them. Die cut the scarf from a red and green plaid from Jolly Christmas paper pad. Ink blend the bottom layer with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. Glue together using the front picture as a guide. Die cut the hat from the deepest red from the Berry Red pad. Die cut the top and bottom of the hat from white glitter paper from the Majestic Hues pad. Glue together. Die cut the arms from black card stock, and nose from white card stock. Color the nose with an orange marker. Adhere all the elements together with glue.

Layered Sled:

Die cut the metal parts and handle from the deepest red form the Berry red. Lightly add Bronze Distress Crayon on the red paper and blend with your finger. Die cut the bottom metal out of silver paper from Rainbow Reflection Mirror paper. Trim off the triangle parts. Glue the silver mirror paper on the red than adhere the red handle on. Ink bled a piece of Kraft Woodgrain Paper with Distress Brushed Corduroy. Let dry. Die cut the wooden slats from the woodgrain ink blended paper. Die cut the bottom out of the same red paper. Adhere the woodgrain slats on the red paper and adhere to the sled base.

Birch Trees:

Die cut the trees from heavy weight card stock. Take a small ink blending brush and Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy and swipe back and forth across the tree trunks, leaving white showing. Brush on Distress Multi Medium Matte all over the trees and let dry. This will make the surface non-porous so when we add glitter paste it does not turn brown. Take a pallet knife and spread Snowfall Grit paste from the top down on the trees. Let dry.

Layered Birds;

Die cut the bottom of the birds out of white and then ink blend the bellies using Fresh Ink Silicone Blue. Die cut the top of the birds with the same here from Berry Red pad. Adhere together.

Background:

Die cut the largestSlim Basic Rectangle Layers from white card stock, 2 times. On one of the panels score at 1/4" and add double sided tape. Then stamp Marry Christmas from Festive Christmas Greetings stamp set in red ink. set aside for assembly. The other panel ink blend the top to the middle with Fresh Ink Silicone blue and then lightly with Distress Weathered Wood to create the sky. Take Posco white paint pen and tap with another pen to splatter white paint on the sky. From the white Majestic Hues Glitter pad fussy cut 3 hills. Add B00 Copic Marker to top of each hill then blend with B000.

Assembly:

Adhere the top hill below the sky. Then adhere the trees, then the 2 remaining hills. Adhere the birds to the trees then add the sled and snowman. Stamp "Spread the Cheer" with Distress Oxide Aged Mahogany from the Festive Christmas Greetings stamp set. Die cut with the smallest die Slim Basic Rectangle. Adhere to the bottom of the trees. Stamp Merry Christmas with Distress Oxide Aged Mahogany from the Festive Christmas Greetings stamp set on the inside of the card. Adhere the top of the card to the back of the card with double sided tape.